Bracing for a move into Conference USA, the UTSA Roadrunners on Friday announced a contract for men's basketball coach Brooks Thompson that extends through the 2016-17 season.

The four-year agreement amounts to a two-year extension, with Thompson's previous deal set to expire after 2014-15. No financial terms were disclosed.

“Our recent conference moves have created another tremendous challenge for men's basketball, and this extension provides stability that is deserved as we enter a very competitive league,” UTSA athletic director Lynn Hickey said in a release.

Thompson, the only men's basketball coach in school history to win an NCAA tournament game, said in an interview he is excited to have the new deal in place.

“We're excited where we're going,” Thompson said. “It's going to be a lot of hard work but it's going to be fun.”

Thompson is 106-113 in seven seasons at UTSA.

His highlight season came in 2010-11, when the Roadrunners posted 20 victories, won the Southland Conference postseason title and won an NCAA tournament game against Alabama State.

Last year was a struggle as the Roadrunners went 10-22 while transitioning to a higher level of competition in the Western Athletic Conference.

At the same time, however, Thompson was busy putting the finishing touches on a solid recruiting class that includes former Arizona prep school guard Larry Lewis, a three-star recruit, according to Rivals.com.

He can also tell prospects in next year's class that he's got the school's support.

“That's huge for us in recruiting,” Thompson said.

Hickey also said she appreciates Thompson's work in improving the academic climate in his program.

“When you look at the things he has done with our (Academic Progress Rate) and graduation rate and then see the quality and high character of the student-athletes he has brought into UTSA, we wanted to show support in return,” she said.